Throughout the Eurozone debt crisis and the EU’s economic downturn, the European Central Bank (ECB) has assumed a somewhat passive role. With the Eurozone’s fragile recovery beginning to emit signs of faltering, policy-makers are turning to the...

The Middle East depends heavily on domestic workers yet trails behind other regions in adopting critical reforms that guarantee workers’ rights. Countries in the Gulf region are reputed to have some of the poorest human rights records. Almost...

The ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea underline Russia’s will to reassert itself in global politics. Under President Vladimir Putin, Moscow’s foreign policy has been driven by a consistent desire to restore Russia’s great...

European economies continue to struggle in emerging from the recession. Economic recovery after the Eurozone debt crisis has proved sluggish and high unemployment and inflation remain a persistent issue. To make matters worse, Europe may be...

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Qualcomm Inc CEO Paul Jacobs promised on Wednesday to return 75 percent of free cash flow to shareholders through stock buybacks and increased dividends, a new commitment that was lower than some investors hoped for following record returns last year.